Ed Head vs. Dave Righetti — Career Comparison

Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Righetti
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Ed Head built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Righetti as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Righetti posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.46 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 3.48 and 1.308 for Ed Head. By the career numbers, Dave Righetti had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Head and Dave Righetti

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
0.57
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.53
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.51
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.93
50.93
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.4
12.4
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
1.62
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
3.48
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
540
3.46
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4211
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1403.2
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
434
8.4
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1287
8.25
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
0.61
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
591
3.79
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.31
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
4.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1112
7.13
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.213
1.213
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.26
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.13
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.12
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5988
38.39
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
3.04
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.89
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
3.86
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.26
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.78
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1776
34.37
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5269
33.78
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Ed Head and Dave Righetti

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
718
4.6
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.57
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4211
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1403.2
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.22
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.96
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
1.26
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.19
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.91
93.91
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.4
12.4
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Head and Dave Righetti

Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
119
460.65
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
718
26925
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
507.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.563
0.563
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
12.27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
14.66
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Dave Righetti
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
65.81
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Righetti
Career
Per 600 PA